The 8th International Congress of Morita Therapy held in Russia!

The 8th International Congress of Morita Therapy was held in Moscow, Russia, September 4-5, 2013. Dr. Natalia Semenova, Director of the Research Institute of Psychiatry for the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, served as Congress Chair. The following sections highlight the event proceedings.

Summary

  • Date: Wednesday, September 3 and Thursday, September 4, 2013
  • Venue: Holiday Inn Moscow Simonovsky Hotel, Moscow, Russia
  • Chair: Natalia Semenova, PhD（Director, Research Institute of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation）
  • Sponsor: The Mental Health Okamoto Memorial Foundation

Program and Abstracts

Day1 (Wednesday, September 4, 2013)
  1. Opening Ceremony（9:00-9:30）
    • Dr.Natalia Semenova (Congress Chair)
    • ・Dr.Kei Nakamura (President, Japanese Society for Morita Therapy)
    • Prof.Valery Krasnov (Director, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry)
    • Prof.Jury Zinchenko (Dean, Department of Psychology, Moscow State University)
    • Mr.Nobuo Okamoto (Mental Health Okamoto Memorial Foundation)
    • Dr.Julia Shoigu (Director, EMERCOM Center for Emergency Psychological Aid, Russia)
    • Mrs.Tatiana Zabelina (President, Non-governmental research organization for higher professional education: “The Moscow Institute of Economy, Policy and Law”, MIEPL)
  2. Keynote Lecture（9:30-10:30）
    Co-chairs: Prof.Kei Nakamura (Japan) & Natalia Semenova (Russia)
    Title: “Basic Concepts of Morita therapy”
    Speaker: Dr.Kenji Kitanishi (Japan)
  3. Plenary Lecture（11:00-12:00）
    Co-chairs: Dr.Kenji Kitanishi (Japan) & Prof.Valery Krasnov (Russia)
    Title: “Practice of Morita Therapy”
    Speaker: Prof.Kei Nakamura (Japan)
  4. Symposium 1（13:00-15:00）
    Theme: International Development of Morita Therapy
    Co-chairs: Toshihide Kuroki (Japan) & Prof.Alexey Bobrov (Russia)
    Presenters:
    1. Internationalization of Morita Therapy and Its Future Prospects, by Dr.Ishu Ishiyama (Canada)
    2. Morita Therapy in Russia, by Dr.Natalia Semenova (Russia)
    3. Discussion, Q and A
  5. Round Table（13:00-15:00）
    Theme: New directions of psychotherapy in the 21st century: Similarities in differences, and differences in similarities
    Chair: Prof.Mikhail Reshetnikov (Russia) & Prof.Andrey Rossokhin (Russia)
    1. Andrey Rossokhin (Russia) – [Title to be announced]
    2. Ayumu Tateno and Katsuharu Yano (Japan). Two Cases of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with a Good Prognosis that Underwent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Inpatient Morita Therapy
    3. Tomoshiro Sasaki (Japan) – Common Factors between Morita Therapy and ACT: Findings through Personal Experiences and Considerations
    4. Yuichi Hirose (Japan) – Narrative Therapy and Morita Therapy
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  6. Free Papers.（13:00-15:00）
    Theme: The spirit of Morita Therapy – Practice in Diverse Areas
    Co-chairs: Dr.Naoki Watanabe (Japan) & Dr.Igor Bylim (Russia)
    1. Wang Zu Cheng (China) – The First Person to Promote Morita therapy in China – Mr.Tsuneo Okamoto of Japan
    2. Mihoko Kobayashi (Japan) – Psychoeducation in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in Return-to-Work Programs: An Explorative Use of an Adjunctive Therapy in Morita Therapy Approach
    3. Kumiko Iwaki (Japan) – Emotional Guidance in Outpatient Morita Therapy
    4. Hiroto Shimonakano (Japan) – Practice of Morita Therapy in a Private Psychiatric Clinic
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  7. Symposium 2（15:30-17:30）
    Theme: Morita therapy efficacy research
    Co-chairs: Dr.Ishu Ishiyama (Canada) & Dr.Sergey Enikolopov (Russia)
    1. Eugene Mullan (UK) & Masahiro Minami (Canada) – Measuring the Effectiveness of Morita Therapy: The Exeter, Tokyo and Vancouver Collaboration
    2. Prof.Mikiko Kubota (Japan) – Consideration on the Efficacy of Morita Therapy
    3. Formal discussion by Prof.Toshihide Kuroki (Japan)
  8. Symposium 3（15:30-17:30）
    Theme: Practicing Morita Therapy Outside of Japan
    Co-chairs: Masahiro Minami (Canada) & Dr.Yury Savenko (Russia)
    1. Masahiro Minami (Canada, Rwanda) – Morita-Based Psychosocial Reconciliation Approach – Case Studies from Post-Genocide Rwanda
    2. Lu Yingzhi (China) – Morita Therapy in China
    3. Noriaki Azuma (Japan) & Brian Ogawa (USA) – A Study of Education of Morita Therapy at Japanese Universities – Comparison between the Training at Washburn University (USA) and Iwate University (Japan)
    4. JiangBo Li, Sizhong He, ChengLong Wan, CuiZen zhu, Gui Gui, Wei Rong (China) & Kei Nakamura (Japan) – A Study of Psychopathology in Toraware of Phobia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  9. Free Papers 2.（15:30-17:30）
    Theme: The mind-body problem – Incurable conditions – Morita Therapy for Cancer Patients – Psychosomatics
    Co-chairs: Dr.Walter Dmoch (Germany) & Dr.Natalia Semenova (Russia)
    1. Ronko Itamura & Kenji Kitanishi (Japan) – Three “Life and Death” Cancer Patients in Morita-Based Group and Personal Psychotherapy
    2. Hidehito Niimura, Chiyo Fujii, Masaaki Murakami & Masafumi Mizuno (Japan) – Aging and Arugamama
    3. Satoshi Ishida (Japan) – Four Case Studies of Chronic Oral Pain Treated in Outpatient Morita Therapy
    4. Chie Shizukuishi (Japan) – Considering a Morita Therapeutic Approach in Dietary Management
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  10. Special Presentation（17:30-18:30）
    Invited guest lecture – The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia) – “The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts: Collection of Japanese Graphics”.
  11. Party (19:00-21:30)
Day2 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)
  1. Symposium 4（10:00-13:00）
    Theme: Psychology of trauma and emergency psychological aid
    Co-chairs: Prof.Noriaki Azuma (Japan) & Dr.Julia Shoigu (Russia)
    1. Noriaki Azuma (Japan) – The echo of Fukushima: The After-Effects of Traumatic Events and Shock Experience
    2. Julia Shoigu & Maria Filippova (Russia) – The Problems of Psychological Consequences due to Radiation Damages and Other Emergency Situations
    3. Galina Rumyantseva (Russia) – Radiation Accidents and Mental Health
    4. Discussion, Q and A
  2. Symposium 5（10:00-13:00）
    Theme: Mental health issues in rapidly changing societies: Suicide and substance abuse
    Co-chairs: Prof.Masafumi Mizuno (Japan) & Prof.Victor Guldan (Russia)
    1. Eugene Lubov (Russia) – The Burden of Suicide Death Toll in Russia as an Indicator of the Necessity to Develop State and Local Anti-Suicide Programs
    2. Naoki Watanabe (Japan) – Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in Japan
    3. Dmitry Shustov (Russia) – Alcohol Dependence and Self-Oriented Aggression
    4. Ivan Darensky (Russia) – Inspiring Psychotherapy
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  3. Free Papers 3.（10:00-13:00）
    Theme: Cultural influences on psychotherapeutic models – Psychoeducational Issues – Educative Interventions
    Co-chairs: T.B.A. (Japan) & Dr.Catherine Patyayeva (Russia)
    1. Ayumi Sasaki & F.Ishu Ishiyama (Canada) – Themes of Personalized Learning and Personal Growth Facilitated by Morita Therapy Training
    2. Toshiya Tomita (Japan) – Morita Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique EFT – How to Integrate Two Different Types of Psychotherapy
    3. Hideyo Yamada (Japan) – Clinical Collaboration between Two Great Figures: Shoma Morita and Ivan Pavlov
    4. Catherine Patyayeva (Russia) – Morita Therapy and the Problem of Self-Determination
    5. Masahito Ishikawa (Japan) – Psycho-educational Approach Based on Morita Therapy in School Counseling
      6.Discussion, Q and A
  4. Video sessions（10:00-15:30）
    FILMS
    During the parallel sessions there will be a continuous showing of audio-visual materials – films on Morita Therapy (Professional translation from Japanese into Russian will be provided)
    Film 1.
    The film consists of three parts. Comments by Dr.Chihiro Fujita are provided. He explains the outline of Morita Therapy. Interviews of ex-patients cured by Morita Therapy are shown. The film depicts the daily life of a patient suffering from social phobia.
    Film 2.
    Documentary film about Morita Therapy’s inpatient therapy at Tokiwadai Psychiatric Clinic.
    Camera follows the entire process of inpatient therapy. Tokiwadai Psychiatric Clinic was founded by Dr.Chihiro Fujita. Dr.Fujita’s comments on the details of inpatient therapy are provided.
    Film 3.
    Russia – Ferapontov Monastery – frescoes of Dionysius
  5. Collective Discussion（14:00-15:30）
    Theme: Future of Morita Therapy
    Facilitators: Dr.Ishu Ishiyama (Japan) & Natalia Semenova (Russia)
  6. Free Papers.（13:00-15:00）
    Theme: The spirit of Morita Therapy – Practice in Diverse Areas
    Co-chairs: Dr.Naoki Watanabe (Japan) & Dr.Igor Bylim (Russia)
    1. Wang Zu Cheng (China) – The First Person to Promote Morita therapy in China – Mr.Tsuneo Okamoto of Japan
    2. Mihoko Kobayashi (Japan) – Psychoeducation in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in Return-to-Work Programs: An Explorative Use of an Adjunctive Therapy in Morita Therapy Approach
    3. Kumiko Iwaki (Japan) – Emotional Guidance in Outpatient Morita Therapy
    4. Hiroto Shimonakano (Japan) – Practice of Morita Therapy in a Private Psychiatric Clinic
    5. Discussion, Q and A
  7. Workshop（14:00-15:30）
    Workshop: Thanatotherapy. International “Body Culture” Program.
    Convener: Vladimir Baskakov (Russia).
  8. Congress Closing（16:00-17:00）
    Congress Closing Ceremony and Final Remarks
    Closing remarks
    Kenji Kitanishi (Chair, International Committee for Morita therapy)
    Ishu Ishiyama (Secretary General, ICMT)
    Natalia Semenova (Chair of the 8th International Congress of Morita therapy)
    Eugene Mullan (England, a member of the organization committee for the 9th Congress)
  9. Farewell Party（17:00-18:00）